Non-fillable bottle



(No Model.)

, D.HEPP.

NON-FILLABLE BOTTLE.

No. 556,974. y Patented Mar. 24, 1896.

7M M ma Y M MW UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL IIEPP, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

NON-FILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 556,974, dated March24, 1896.

Application filed April 27, 1895. Serial No. 547,313. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that LDANIEL I-IEPP, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in fon-Fillable Bottles, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which similar iiguresof reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to bottles, and the object thereof is to producea bottle provided with a valve and stopper so constructed and arrangedthat when the bottle has been once filled and the valve and stopperapplied the bottle cannot be again reiilled.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the acco1npany ing drawings form a part, in which- Figure 1represents a central vertical section of the neck of a bottle providedwith my im proveinent; Fig. 2, a View thereof in elevation, lookin g inthe direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 3; 3, a similarsection to thatshown in Fig. 1, the stopper-plug being withdrawn to admit of thedischarge of the contents of the bottle; Fig. e, a sectional viewsimilar to that shown in Fig. 1, the automatic valve and other elementsbeing omitted; Fig. 5, a sec tion on the line .fc of Fig. 1, and Figs.6, 7, and S details of the construction which I employ.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 2 designates the neck of abottle, the inner walls oi which are provided with an annular chamber orrecess 8, preferably conical in cross-section, with the base directedinwardly, said chamber being adapted to received an automaticvalve a,substantially elliptical in cross-section, and provided, if desired, onits lower surface with a circular projection 6, and also provided on itsupper surface or side with a series of upwardly and outwardly directedlugs or projections 7,preferably arranged near the outer perimeterthereof.

On referring to the drawings it will be seen that the neck of my bottleis provided with a three-way nozzle, which is formed by a tube S atright angles to the neck of the bottle. In practice this tube, andconsequentlythe nozzie of the bottle, is closed by a plug 9, formedpreferably of rubber, within which is placed a rod 10, which is providedcentrally with a ring or shoulder 11 mounted thereon, said rod beingiiattened at each side of said ring or shoulder after the latter hasbeen placed in position on the rod, the object of this ar rangementbeing to prevent the rod from slipping through the plug or stopper,which is formed or molded around said rod in the proper shape andprovided about midway thereof with an annular enlargement or shoulder 12adapted to fit in a corresponding depression or cavity 13 formed in saidtube S. One end of said rod is also provided with a loop or ring 14, andthe opposite end thereof, which is preferably corrugated, as shown inFig. 8, is preferably provided with an enlargement 15, which is adaptedto enter a slot 16 formed in the end of the arm 17 of a plate 1S, apreferred form of which is shown in elevation in Figs. 2 and 7 and sideviews of which are given in Figs. 1 and 3. This device is preferablystamped from a piece of steel in the form shown in Fig. 7, after whichthe arm is bent at right angles to the head 18, and the outer end of therod 10 with its head l5 is slipped through the slot 1G, when the arm 17and head 1S thereon will depend from the rod 10, as shown in Fig. 1.

The loop or ring 14 may be made so large that it will not pass throughthe plug-opening, and thereby prevent the plu g being withdrawn.

IVhen the parts are thus united, if the plug 9 be drawn through the tubeS the head 1S on the arm 17 will catch against the end of said tube, asshown in Fig. 3, from which it cannot be removed by pulling on the plugin the direction of the arrow shown in said ligure, and the contents ofthe bottle may flow ont through the recess 19 in the bottom of saidplate or cap.

The end of the rod 10, after the arm 1G of the cap 18 has been connectedtherewith, may be upset or formed into a hinge, so as to firmly securethe arm 17 thereto, and these parts I prefer should be made of temperedsteel or equivalent material'having the required strength, though formedof light or thin material.

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The valve 4 may be formed of any desired material, but must be elastic'or compressible, and, as hereinbefore stated, the plug 9 is preferablyformed of rubber, though I am not limited to the use of this particularmaterial.

The method of assembling the various parts of my improvement and theoperation thereof are as follows: The bott-le having been lled, thevalve 4 is forced down into the neck of the bottle by a tool preparedfor this purpose and into the'annular chamber 3, as shown in Fig. 1, theprojections or lugs 7 formed thereon being directed upward, after whichthe plug 9, with its inclosed rod, isforced through the tube S into theposition shown in Figs. 1 and 4,and the arm 17 of the cap 18 is thensecured to the end 15 of the rod 10, as hereinbefore described. If, now,it be required to empty the bottle, the plug 9 is pulled or driventhrough the tube 8 into the positiony shown in Fig. 3, the cap 18preventing its re moval. In this position it is only necessary to invertthe bottle or hold it tilted in the usual position, when the contentsthereof will flow out in the manner indicated by the arrows in the neckof the bottle in Fig. 3, the valve 4 in this operation leaving its seatand being supported onv the upper walls of the annular chamber 3 bymeans of the lugs or projections 7, thus enabling the contents of thebottle to flow out around said valve, and this operation, it is evident,may be repeated or continued until the contents of the' bottle are fullyexhausted. If, now, an attempt be Inadeto refill the bottle, and thesame be held in a position in which iuids could be poured into it, thevalve 4 will at once be seated in its normal position, or that showninFig. l, after which no fluids can pass into the bottle, and it isevident that this action of the valve 4 would be the same in anyposition in which the bottle could be held to admit of pouring liquidsthereinto.

As thus constructed the plug 9 and cap 18 would defeat any attempt totamper with the valve 4 or to interfere with the operation thereof in anattempt to fill the bottle by in troducing a wire or other instrumentthrough the opening 19 in an attempt to reach said valve, and it is thusevident that I accomplish the object of my invention by means of devicessimple in construction and application and effective in operation andwhich are perfectly adapted to perform the work for which they areintended.

I do not limit myself to the exact form and construction of the variouselements of my improved device as shown and described herein, as manychanges in the form and combination of said parts may evidently be madewithout departing from the scope of my invention; but,

Having fully described said invention, its construction and operation,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent. is-

1. A bottle having a tube arranged at right angles to the neck and atthe top thereof to lform a three-Way nozzle, a plug adapted to beinserted in said tube and having a shoulder arranged to iit in acorresponding depression in said. tube, a rod secured in the plug, and aplate loosely supported by said rod and adapted to be arranged over oneof the ends of said tube, substantially as described and for the purposeset forth.

2. A bottle provided with a three-waynozzle and havin g` anautomatic'valve in the neck thereof, said nozzle being closed by a pluginserted' transversely tothe line of the neck of the bottle, said plu-gbeing provided with a rod extending through the same, to which ishingedV a cap or plate constructed substantially as shown and described.

3. A bottle provided With a three-way nozzle and having an automaticvalve in the neck thereof, and the nozzle being closed by a pluginserted transversely to the discharge-orifice of the neck, said plugbeing provided with a rod extending longitudinally therethrough andprovided with means to prevent its withdrawal, and being pivotallyconnected at one end with a plate adapted to partially close one of thenozzle-openings by means of an arm secured' to said' plate,substantially as shown and described.

4. A bottle provided with athree-way nozzle and having an automaticvalve located in the neck thereof, said nozzle'being closed by a pluginserted transversely to the neck of the bottle, said plug' beingprovided with a rod extending longitudinally through the same andprovided with means-at its center to prevent its Withdrawal from theplug and at one end With a handle. or loop and at the other being pivotallyconnected with a plate or head by means of an arm connectedtherewith, said plate or head being adapted to partially close one ofthe discharge-oriiiceswhen the plug is partially withdrawn,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that' I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signedmy name, in presence of two witnesses, this 16th day of lWIarch. 1895.

DANIEL HEPI.

Witnesses:

C HAs. LIEsEKE, EDWARD HENDRrcKsoN.

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